Carrie Fisher Quotes
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Actually, social drug-taking went kind of low-key for a couple of years. Probably because of AIDS, people got very conscious of their health. But it seems to be making a comeback. Just the other night I was at a party where people kept disappearing into the bathroom every few minutes. I'm glad I did all that in my 20s and that I'm done with it. And that I wrote about it in Postcards from the Edge.
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I found out when I did the Oprah Winfrey show that there was a cookie jar of me. So she gave it to me. I had no idea prior to that that it even existed.
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I'm in denial in its lesser state. It will take me a second. People around me will notice my mania first. And, my depression.
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I'll never be known for my work with boundaries.
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If you look at the person that someone chooses to have a relationship with, you'll see what they think of themselves.
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I think I do overshare, and I sometimes marvel that I do it. But it's sort of - in a way, it's my way of trying to understand myself.
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There's no room for demons when you're self-possessed.
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[When Harry Met Sally] was fine, but it was a job. And I did it right after The 'Burbs.
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I like having written better than I like having acted.
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There are women in makeup and hair and wardrobe, but not in camera, not in sound, you know, and not in special effects. It's all men.
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Believe me, I didn't think there was some princely family I belonged to.
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I've often said to myself, "Thank God I can write, 'cause this is hilarious." I actually wanted to go into all that more in the book, but my editor thought it was too crazy.
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I was born on October 21, 1956 in Burbank, California. My father, Eddie Fisher, was a famous singer. My mother, Debbie Reynolds, was a movie star. Her best-known role was in 'Singin' In The Rain.'
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Look,' he said, 'I don't think we should continue this discussion. I don't like this side of you.' 'I'm not a box,' she said 'I don't have sides. This is it. One side fits all. This is it.
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He doesn't move his face when he talks. His eyes are like shark eyes. Dead.
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You're not surprised when alcoholics act like alcoholics. It's more surprising when non-alcoholics start acting like alcoholics.
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There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap."
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Meryl [Streep] plays the me-ish character. I love Meryl. She's totally wonderful.
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I don't think 50-50 relationships exist. Men have an incredibly variety of options. It's much harder for a woman to do both things. I think traditional relationships work best.
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What worries me is, what if this guy is really the one for me and I just haven't had enough therapy yet for me to be comfortable with having found him.
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I enjoy taking jobs that make fun of me - or me as Princess Leia, or me as the writer, or whatever, as some idea.
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Mania starts off fun, not sleeping for days, keeping company with your brain, which has become a wonderful computer, showing 24 TV channels all about you. That goes horribly wrong after awhile.
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The trouble with getting introspective when you're pregnant is that you never know who you might run into.
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I love the idea of God, but it's not stylistically in keeping with the way I function. I would describe myself as an enthusiastic agnostic who would be happy to be shown that there is a God. I can see that people who believe in God are happier. ... But I doubt.